Anyone in Clocks (Bracket or Longcase)?

Duracuir1 · Dec 3, 2023

Sunday evening routine since 2016. Pulling the chains, fine tuning the pendulum.

Good for another week (plus one day!)

Bernhard J · Dec 4, 2023

Duracuir1
Sunday evening routine since 2016. Pulling the chains, fine tuning the pendulum.

Hi, I would rather expect that your (lovely) wrist watch is corrected according to the pendulum clock, because even not compensated pendulums are capable of rates of a few seconds per day only. If the room temperature does not vary all too much.

Who made this clock? It seems to strike and chime (three weights)?

Cheers, Bernhard

Duracuir1 · Dec 4, 2023

Bernhard J
Hi, I would rather expect that your (lovely) wrist watch is corrected according to the pendulum clock, because even not compensated pendulums are capable of rates of a few seconds per day only. If the room temperature does not vary all too much.

Who made this clock? It seems to strike and chime (three weights)?

Cheers, Bernhard

The movement is marked Junghans and does strike and chime. It’s the heartbeat of our old home. It is indeed affected by temperature. Certain weeks it is spot on while this week, for example, it had gained 15 seconds.

The watch is new to me and seems to keep precise time but I have not checked it to see how many seconds it gains of loses.

Bernhard J · Dec 4, 2023

15 seconds in a week is fine. You presumably have to consider the time needed for winding the going train? I suppose that it does not have a "maintaining power" device. Does the seconds hand continue to proceed when you pull the going train chain (and thereby at the same time lift the weight with the other hand)?.

In former times (17/18th century) a pendulum of a 8-days clock without "bolt and shutter" or "Harrisons maintaning power" was adjusted such, that the loss of time during the weekly winding was considered, i.e. it would run a few seconds per day fast between the windings.

Cheers, Bernhard

Bernhard J · Apr 10, 2024

Today I bought this one, I had been looking at the advert for some time, but now decided to take the leap.

Little is known about the signature. Even the book "Old Scottish Clockmakers" (1921) does not provide much, except that his christian name is James. This seems quite amazing in view of the extraordinary quality of the movement, which seems second to none if compared with contemporary precision pendulum clocks.

Here are some photos, thanks to https://www.galerie-balbach.de/ for the allowance to use them.

Quality features of this precision pendulum clock are: 6-spoke wheels, maintaning power (continues to run during winding), delicate escapement, elaborated wood pendulum (appropriate wood has a temperature coefficient of about 1/10 of that of steel, invar had not been invented yet), regulator dial, delicate design of the beat adjustment, generally high end workmanship.

The price, in bucks per gramm, was near to nothing, compared with many wristwatches on offer here ... 😉

P.S.: Does anyone have a castle for sale, I am running out of space ....

ghce · Apr 10, 2024

Bernhard J
Today I bought this one, I had been looking at the advert for some time, but now decided to take the leap.

Little is known about the signature. Even the book "Old Scottish Clockmakers" (1921) does not provide much, except that his christian name is James. This seems quite amazing in view of the extraordinary quality of the movement, which seems second to none if compared with contemporary precision pendulum clocks.

Here are some photos, thanks to https://www.galerie-balbach.de/ for the allowance to use them.

Quality features of this precision pendulum clock are: 6-spoke wheels, maintaning power (continues to run during winding), delicate escapement, elaborated wood pendulum (appropriate wood has a temperature coefficient of about 1/10 of that of steel, invar had not been invented yet), regulator dial, delicate design of the beat adjustment, generally high end workmanship.

The price, in bucks per gramm, was near to nothing, compared with many wristwatches on offer here ... 😉

P.S.: Does anyone have a castle for sale, I am running out of space ....

Beautiful movement!

The very reason I have stopped buying long case / Grandfather clocks etc is due to the fact that I too don't have a castle and have run out of room hence the wristwatches, so much easier to house.

Canuck · Apr 10, 2024

@Bernhard J ,

Did you buy the clock in that condition, or have you serviced it? I’ve seen many tall clocks over my decades in this business, but never have I seen such an outstanding example, in in such remarkable condition! Thanks for preserving it.

Bernhard J · Apr 10, 2024

It has been completely serviced (and apparently by a clockmaker who knows his business), nothing to do myself other than setting up 😀

Pastorbottle · Apr 10, 2024

Bernhard J
It has been completely serviced (and apparently by a clockmaker who knows his business), nothing to do myself other than setting up 😀

Only one word is required to describe it……WOW!

Mark020 · Apr 10, 2024

Wonderful piece

Bernhard J · May 3, 2024

It now set up and regulated to about 1-2 seconds per day. I will see how the daily change of rate is in the long term.

The weight has 1,7 kg only, which is indicative for the movement´s high quality of this 1 week duration clock. My other 1 week clocks of earlier build need 5 kg and upwards.The weight can be took off for a few minutes (for weighing, e.g.) due to "maintaning power". The clock continues to run without weight for a couple of minutes.

By the way, for transport it is in this case very advisable to remove the bob from the wooden pendulum stick in order to avoid a risk of damage to the pendulum stick. Wooden pendulum sticks, if well made, have a temperature coefficient less than e.g. a iron/zink compensation pendulums, and can come close to invar pendulums. The surface, however, needs to be well sealed with a coating, because change of humidity will affect the length a lot more than temperature changes. Thus, bending forces should be avoided under all circumstances.

Bernhard J · Sep 6, 2024

Time to water your mouth once again in this dormant thread. Fromanteel & Clark, ca. 1710, arrived this week, in exceptional, authentic and orginal condition. 🥰

SmithSJ · Sep 6, 2024

Very nice

TexOmega · Sep 6, 2024

Glad you resurrected this thread with another fantastically preserved and beautiful clock.👍

drexl · Sep 6, 2024

My great aunt had a Jaeger Atmos. One day i might get one. Nostalgia you know. Thing is they are very delicate. Btw: She lived in a castle or a wing of one 😀

KeithP · Sep 6, 2024

Also glad this was resurrected. No castle, but this longcase that belonged to my Grandad. It’s survived a number of house moves and seems to lean more as the years go by. I don’t believe there’s any great age to it, but hearing it tick in the quiet of the night is lovely and a nice reminder. Seeing how dirty it looks in these photos, I must pay it some attention!

Bernhard J · Sep 9, 2024

A thirty hour movement with chiming on 8 rods, nice! It surely will benefit from a service. Letting it run permanently in the present condition will create damage to the movement.

Canuck · Dec 19, 2024

This artifact doesn’t compare to many of the splendid submissions in this thread, recently. This is a Seth Thomas number 17, weight driven, seconds beat , time only example of the style of clocks used by Canadian railways at divisional points. Built in Thomaston, Connecticut which was originally named Plymouth Hollow. This one is circa 1910. There is no door showing as it is decorated with the name of Porte & Markle, Winnipeg, Canada. The clock belongs to a railroad museum approximately 200 miles north of here. The lettering on the door is done in high gloss gold leaf, and I didn’t want the responsibility as it would be impossible to replace. Also, surviving the trip to me and back again would be risky.

Among the pictures is an image of the original anchor which, over 115 years or so, had become badly worn, and numerous of the steel pivots required polishing, and one pivot was quite scored. I fabricated a new anchor, attended to the steel pivots, and rebushed them. Reconditioned it, replaced the cable, and test ran it. The dial will be fitted after I run it in the case for a few days.

The first two pictures were taken before I started the work. The third picture is of the worn out anchor which I replaced with the one I fabricated. The fourth picture is the finished movement, test running in the case. The fifth picture is one of the clock without the dial. Not a great picture, but it was the best I could do considering how I had to hang it.

hant26 · Dec 19, 2024

Bought from Catawiki some years ago and like it a lot

ghce · Jan 25, 2025

drexl
My great aunt had a Jaeger Atmos. One day i might get one. Nostalgia you know. Thing is they are very delicate. Btw: She lived in a castle or a wing of one 😀

I have been looking for an Atmos clock for the last 7 years locally and have failed to have one turn up, not even 1!
See them on eBay but that's not an option here in NZ.